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Would You Rather Win The Nobel Prize Or America's Next Top Model?

The list of Nobel Peace Prize winners reads something like this: Al Gore, Nelson Mandela, Elie Wiesel, and the Dalai Lama. The list of America's Next Top Model winners reads something like this: Jaslene Gonzalez, Whitney Thompson, and that girl who loves Peter Brady. So uh, which category would you rather count yourself a member of?

According to a new poll conducted by Oxygen TV, in a group of women age 18 to 34, 25% more of them would rather win America's Next Top Model than a Nobel Peace Prize. Than a Nobel Peace Prize, people!! Out of the same group of women, 75% said they'd be willing to shave their heads to save the life of a stranger. Fascinating, huh?

Last summer, I worked on a photo shoot with a well-known stylist who has done a lot of work with the Make-a-Wish Foundation. She said that each and every time a sick child with a last fashion wish was asked who they most wanted to meet, it was the winner of ANTM. She said that she believes the show has become the incubator of young girls' fashion dreams, despite the fact that none of the models have gone on to do much modeling at all. In other words, ANTM is a phenomenon unto itself, fierce and unstoppable and apparently, more important than...world peace!

What do you guys think--are you surprised by the results of this poll? Do you watch ANTM? Can you understand its appeal? And most importantly, would you rather win ANTM or the Nobel Peace Prize?